Vanguard At Dawn

Latest Episodes:

Tea Party Part 2 Nov 30, 2020

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As we wrap up the season, join Wren & Allisa in a full length Tea Time segment where they revisit some of their most fond memories of season one of Vanguard At Dawn!

Tea Party Part 1 Nov 16, 2020

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In this episode, join Wren & Allisa in a full length Tea Time segment where they revisit some of their most fond memories of season one of Vanguard At Dawn!

The Patron Problem Oct 31, 2020

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Wrapping up our series on the Harlem Renaissance and the first season of Vanguard At Dawn, this week we are discussing white patrons and their influence and control over the artisans of this period.

Sources:

“The Doomed Friendship that Helped Define African American Literature” interview with Yuval Taylor conducted by Jennifer Baker

https://electricliterature.com/the-doomed-friendship-that-helped-define-african-american-literature/

“Zora Neale Hurston: Her Eyes Were Watching God” Lecture by Cheryl Wall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP3o46vJkj8&t=1189s&ab_channel=ChicagoHumanitiesFestival

Tea Time----------

Artists:

David A.- https://www.instagram.com/indaviduall/

Jazmin Anita- https://www.instagram.com/jvzmina/

Activist:

Amandla Stenberg- https://www.instagram.com/amandlastenberg/?hl=en

News: Go Vote Please. Check out what's on your ballot here:

https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup

Jazz: If You Don't Feel It... Oct 24, 2020

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A discussion of the history of jazz, the Legacy of Jazz music, and how it encapsulates the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance, and celebrates black culture.

Sources:

The History of Jazz by Ted Gioia, Second Edition

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=J9G50L3c14QC&oi=fnd&pg=PT1&dq=history+of+jazz+music&ots=ROZ0CVDlqS&sig=lJMcHBHnmPmI81FhK8FsRamEKh8#v=onepage&q&f=true

The Harlem Renaissance and American Music by Mike Oppenheim

https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-harlem-renaissance-and-american-music-by-mike-oppenheim.php

Tea Time----------

Artists:

Jay Manning (astarrypunk)- https://www.instagram.com/astarrypunk/

Heikala- https://www.instagram.com/heikala/

Activist:

K Agbebiyi- https://linktr.ee/sheabutterfemme

News: Vote. That's it. Go vote please. https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

The People in the Pews Oct 17, 2020

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This week we discuss the importance of the black church during the Harlem Renaissance, the exclusion of black people from leadership positions in the Catholic Church, and how the black church became a cultural icon and safe haven within black communities.

Sources:

Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_the_Harlem_Renaissance/XP48QWTmjyUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=church%20harlem%20renaissance

The Crisis Magazine issue from January of 1920

https://books.google.com/books?id=HFoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA122&vq=catholic&dq=Crisis%20Magazine%201923&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q&f=true

Interview with Matthew Cressler by Emma Green from The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/black-catholics/544754/

Tea Time----------

Artists:

Forrest.-https://www.forrestfrankmusic.com/

Inspectornerd (Taylor S Goethe)- https://www.instagram.com/inspectornerd/

Activist:

Jamie Margolin- https://twitter.com/Jamie_Margolin

*We have to address climate change now. This issue isn't going away and we have exceeded the amount of time the Earth has allotted us to fix this MAN MADE catastrophe.

News: The potential confirmation of Hon. Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court and the negative impact it would have on different marginalized communities.

Bars for the People Oct 10, 2020

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This week we continue our series on the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes. He was a poet, activist, playwright and champion of the everyday people.

Sources:

“Closing Time: Langston Hughes and the Queer Poetics of Harlem Nightlife” by Shane Vogel

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23128793?seq=1

Book: “The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes” edited by Arnold Rampersad

“The Negro Speaks of Rivers”

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44428/the-negro-speaks-of-rivers

“A New Song”

https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/new-song-0

Tea Time----------

Artists:

Quetta McCaskill- https://www.instagram.com/sailor_qt_/

Melanie Faye- https://smarturl.it/MelanieFaye

Activist:

Martese Johnson- https://twitter.com/martesejohnson_

News: The court transcripts for Breonna Taylor's trial have been released and Derek Chauvin has posted bail. When seeking justice we must use our loses to help ensure the safety of oppressed peoples in the future. Sometimes it's one step forward three steps back, but we have to keep fighting.

Through Her Eyes Oct 03, 2020

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This week we continue our series on the Harlem Renaissance with a look at Zora Neale Hurston. She was a prominent figure of the renaissance who's field work focused on rural southern communities and the vibrancy of unfiltered, and unrefined black culture.

Sources for this week's lecture:

Cheryl Wall “Her Eyes Were Watching God”

https://www.chicagohumanities.org/media/zora-neale-hurston-her-eyes-were-watching-god/

Electronic Version of Fire!!

https://issuu.com/poczineproject/docs/poczp_fire_1926_readview

“From Fiction to Fact: Zora Neale Hurston and the Ruby McCollum Trial” Roberta S. Maguire

https://ialjs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/018-036-LJS_v7n1.pdf

NAACP History on Zora Neale Hurston

https://www.naacp.org/naacp-history-w-e-b-dubois/

Deria M.'s review of Hull: https://www.thebind.net/blog/xandriaphillips-hull

Xandria Phillips: https://www.xandriaphillips.com/

Tea Time----------

Artists:

Halle Mone'- https://linktr.ee/hallemone

Emily King- https://www.emilykingmusic.com/

Activist:

Charlene Carruthers- https://www.charlenecarruthers.com/

News:

The presidential debate was chaotic, and even though Trump performed so poorly and was so problematic, people are still gonna support him and that doesn't mean Biden did well. Use this to remind yourself why voting matters.

Our Loving Ode to Gladys Bentley Sep 26, 2020

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This week we discuss the Harlem Renaissance and its lesser known queer history, with a special spotlight on Gladys Bentley!

Articles mentioned in the episode:

I am a Woman Again

http://www.queermusicheritage.com/BENTLEY/Ebony/ebony1.jpg

PBS video with Shirlette Ammons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LeDbXK7H20&ab_channel=AmericanMastersPBS

Tea Time----------

Artists:

Xandria Phillips- https://www.xandriaphillips.com/

Shirlette Ammons- https://open.spotify.com/track/2JNlx5TJTdE0qZekmWCZzI?si=GNTURDi-QaW5hTlm_ldfzQ

Activist: https://www.instagram.com/alexandertamahn/

Stephen Weber's "Less is more, more or less- https://open.spotify.com/track/2A9jhQIkx2DQphENsMZsTY?si=5nn-ddBgQnekWrkiakFTsA

Sorrow Songs and Silent Schemes Sep 19, 2020

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A discussion of spirituals, privacy, and the wilderness in relation to slave rebellions and the legacy of these practices in the black community.

This week's episode is highly centered around this article By Erik Nielson: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=spcs-faculty-publications&fbclid=IwAR198jTAUCvtlc3_TESHMpaBlSfppgLPxvsecT0Vr6LmtpT6PBX2ToU5vbU

Special Thanks to Quotesha Austin and "The Talented" D'Mari George Machai Austin for their rendition of "Into The Wilderness"

Tea Time--------

Artists:

Will Jay- https://fanlink.to/perfectionist

Linda Diaz- https://linktr.ee/lindadiazmusic

Activist:

Emi Salida (embly99)- https://www.youtube.com/embly99

News: The allegations of medical malpractice against the ICE detention centers in Georgia and the subsequent investigations.

The Whispers of a Revolution Sep 12, 2020

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This week, it's back to history. Nat Turner's rebellion is known as one of the trigger events for the American Civil War, but not many know the story behind this bloody revolution.

Article for next week: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=spcs-faculty-publications&fbclid=IwAR1Sr8yfw5yZWrzeQQc0StsUWZeAjHFVk-3Ckgre1BwGua3HteXYPxVPTjk

Tea Time------

Artists:

Aoi Teshima- https://open.spotify.com/album/32j8bbI9qN9sMo5WdlwTPR?si=aVTJlO8uRSqJ52zNkSMOww

Stephen Weber- https://open.spotify.com/track/4QDsPK3E9FRjCr6gK1McAb?si=NrdwYzluSHGnnlRw-TrY8w

Activist:

Jess Guilbeaux- https://linktr.ee/jesslayica